Student experience

The reports, blogs and events below offer a wealth of evidence-based, independent research into the higher education student experience. From student use of generative AI, to the cost of student accommodation, to our flagship report, the HEPI and Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey, you will find a plethora of research here to inform institutional and national policy to develop and improve the student experience.

A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) highlights the significant yet underacknowledged impact of menstruation on students’ attendance, academic engagement and wellbeing in UK universities. Authored by…

Author
Rose Stephenson
Published
21 July 2025

Today, Unite Students is launching the 2025 edition of its Applicant Index in partnership with HEPI. Student wellbeing has surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to a…

Author
Unite Students
Published
8 July 2025

The Student Academic Experience Survey (SAES) 2025, published today by Advance HE and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), reveals a dramatic rise in the proportion of full-time undergraduates undertaking paid…

Author
Jonathan Neves, Josh Freeman, Rose Stephenson and Anne Rowan
Published
12 June 2025
Date
9 September 2025
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
In-person, Online
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
10 September 2025
Organiser(s)
HEPI and TechnologyOne
Format
Online
Admission
Open-to-all